Hello Creative Friends! Jill Hawkins here today as part of the Altenew Blog Hop to say Happy 5th Anniversary to Altenew!! Be sure to read to the end to see all the amazing prizes to be won and all the inspiring blogs to visit next!
I have my Altenew sets in their own bin, and I love to pull them out and get them inky! I am beyond excited to be here on the SCT Blog sharing cards made with my new favorite Altenew products.Let’s jump right in, shall we?
First up, is my Main Squeeze! That’s because that is the name of this Altenew stamp set…wink wink! :)
This set is so juicy and fresh, I couldn’t stop stamping it! I made a handful of panels all at once to make more cards later. The layers on their own are fun and I also completely enjoy them stacked up using different shades of ink. Be sure you start with your lightest ink on the bottom and build up to darkest for best results.
And can we talk for a minute about the Mega Thanks die? I thought it looked like fun to use and then I received it and well… it is AWESOME! Love this font and how it just commands the card to say Thanks!
Next up, is one of my all-time favorite card genres: Graphic! The Altenew Simple Shapes XL stamp set is one of those stamp sets that you can just leave on your desk to grab often. There are endless possibilities of layering, building, repeating…the sky is the limit. First up, I decided to do a little graphic card with some sorbet like colors:
I thought this turned out crisp and could easily be changed for a masculine card using a different color palette. Of course, the sentiment is one of my favorite parts of the whole thing. This sentiment is from Altenew’s Crafty Life stamp set. If you’re crafty, this set is for you!
And last but not least, I thought I’d try something for kicks and likely just toss it out. However, I thought the panel turned out sweet, so I finished it up with this sweet sentiment from the Crafty Life set.
I think the Simple Shapes combine to make a funky little flower! Sure it’s more traditional to use the circle in the center. But life is short—stamp a pentagon! :)
I’m looking forward to popping this card in the mail and sending the hugs. I need to mail a few dozen of these!
Thanks so much to Altenew for sharing their fantastic products with us to celebrate their 5th Anniversary! I hope you get inky sometime soon too. This blog hop is sure to inspire you!
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GIVEAWAY!!!
Here are all the details:
Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
- Altenew: 5 $50 Altenew Gift Certificates
- Altenew Academy: 10 Class Spots
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: 2 $100 Altenew Gift Certificates
- My Sweet Petunia: 1 Prize Bundle(Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)
- Pretty Pink Posh: 2 $50 Gift Certificates
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
- Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 Gift Certificate
- Blitsy: $30 Gift Certificate
- Online Card Classes: 3 Class Spots
- Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
- Seven Hills Crafts: £25 Gift Certificate
- Chameleon Art Products: 1 Pack of 5 Chameleon Pens
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 Copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2019 Issue
- WOW! Embossing Powder: $20 Gift Certificate
- Simply Cards & Papercraft: 1 Copy of Simply Cards & Papercraft Spring 2019 Issue
Be sure to leave comments by 4/12/2019 for a chance to win! 33 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Blog on 4/20/2019.
Hop on, friends! Here is the full lineup so if you get lost, you can hop back in!
*Scrapbook & Cards Today* (<—– thank you SO MUCH for stopping by!)
Furthermore, Altenew is having a Special Offer for everyone:
Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY9M or $5 OFF international shipping with code SHOPPING9M at checkout. Offer valid from 4/2/2019 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/5/2019 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.
Thank you again for joining us here to celebrate Altenew’s 5th Anniversary! Happy hopping– Anna Kossakovskaya is next!
Crafty Hugs to All!
Jill :)
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SCT friends, today is also the last day to join our 13th birthday celebration and leave comments for all the amazing prizes we shared last week! Be sure to start HERE! If you’re joining us for the very first time today, welcome! We are glad you stopped by. We would love for you to join Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine’s 13th birthday celebration too!
I love Altenew ….. they are always so beautiful
Your cards as so fresh and juicy and I specially loved the stitching on them !
Amazing giveaways!! Thanks for sharing!!
Three gorgeous examples you have shared. Love seeing all the friends in the industry support one another!!!
Sweet and cool card! I love it!
Wow! What a great giveaway! Love the cards- beautiful and unique!
Love the inspiration!
Beautiful cards and a wonderful giveaway!
Each card turned out fantastic and love the colors for each card especially the stitching on the last card….
Well done and tfs
Love the cards! Thank you for the chance to win!
Your cards are bright and pretty.
I live your 3 cards. All so different and lovely. My favorite is the first with those lovely city’s stamps and mega die “thanks”.
Gorgeous work!
Happy birthday to Altenew!!! Those cards are simply beautiful – the bit of stitching adds the perfect finishing touch!
Love the creativity of Altenew. Happy 5th.
Love Altenew! Happy 5th & what a fun hop!
All three cards are simply lovely!
Very cute cards! Thank you for sharing!
Happy Anniversary, Altenew!
Such lovely cards! Thanks for sharing.
Happy 5th anniversary to Altenew! And thank you for the exciting giveaways.
Such inspiring cards! Congrats to Altenew! They are one of the leaders of the industry!
So bright and fresh for spring. Love the colours and cards!!
Something new and different for me to try! Your designs are enviably beautiful!
Love the cards!
Such lusciousness! Love the colors!
I love the idea of cutting the image but haven’t dared to myself yet. Thanks for a great idea to get me to take the plunge
Fun cards!
I love what you did with the solid shapes. Fabulous projects!
I LOVE cards with geometrics and bold images! Your cards are GORGEOUS!!! I’ve pinned them for inspiration later. Happy 5th Birthday Altenew!
Thanks for the inspiration Jill! I love Altenew products! I save and save so I can buy more! I can’t have enough! Happy Anniversary Altenew!
I can just smell the citrus on the first cards! I love the stitching also. Great addition.
Love the second card woth the soft graphic look. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the cards and what amazing giveaways!!
These are really pretty! :)
I absolutely love Altenew’s layered stamps, and the best thing about them is that they look awesome on everything: cards, scrapbook pages, traveler’s notebooks, etc. What a wonderful company too!
great cards. love the colour combinations.
So fun! Happy Birthday & Congratulations to Altenew!
Love the bright, fun colors on your cards – very nice!
Happy 5 years old Altenew! Fantabulous cards. What a great way to usher Spring!
Beautiful cards! Nicely done!
Wonderful set of bright and colorful cards! :)
beautiful and bright card and love the stitching on the cards.
WOW! So generous!! Thank you!
All of these are so cute! I especially love main squeeze since it makes me giggle. Clever use of all these terrific Altenew designs.
Fun card, I’m all about the lovely citrus! Congrats to Altenew on 5 years!
love your samples today – they are so creative and inspiring – thanks for sharing:)
Happy 5th! I’m a fan of the stamps.
Love the use of stitches on your cards! So Clever! Thanks for the inspiration!
These are all beautiful examples of cards w/juicy summer colors. Congratulations on Altenew’s 5th birthday.
Love the stitching elements on these cards. Very classy looking but fun at the same time.
Another fun day on the Blog Hop. Congratulations to Altenew!
Bright and beautiful cards!
Lovely and creative cards. And beautiful stamps.